BIG. SILVER. COINS. Options?

I'm going to order that book. Thanks!

 

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Speaking of Canadian Dollars, Mel Wacks offered a whole series of counterstamped Dollar Coins which commemorated a bunch of different events in the 70's and 80's. Most were done on Eisenhower dollars with a few exceptions. The coin above being one of them. The coin below being another:



The top coin can be had for between $30 and $50. The bottom coin, $300 to $500.

Collecting all the Mel Wacks offerings can be quite a challenge.

 

Those are cool.

 

Do you honestly believe that this has ANY relevance to what the OP was asking?

 

Actually 4 ounces and sterling silver (92.5%).

 

I think it does. If I were to buy some coins thinking they were 90 or 92.5 or 99+% and found out they were 40%, I would be upset.

 

These are one of my favorite big coins by far.... Sometimes you can catch them flying under the radar for a good price...72% silver I believe.

 

Why even bother with coins then? Why not just collect bullion rounds since that seems to be the thrust behind the comment?

 

the ones I listed are thee biggest silver world coins out there. just wondering if price is a concern for you ? some get pricey

 

Lafayette commemorative $1.

 

Thanks for the correction. But if we really want to get anal about it, the coin weighs in at 129 grams. Between 4 & 5 US ounces (112-140g) or just a hair under 4 troy ounces(134g).

What I really want to know though is whether 2.5% lies within the accepted statistical margin of error and if so...why?

I await your dissertation on the subject with bated breath sir.

 

Too dad blamed expensive. I needs one too.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned these. Like.....I mean......if size matters these are fun to collect and they won't leave ya broke.
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A few of mine to give you some ideas.

http://s1137.photobucket.com/user/sonlarson/slideshow/WORLD SILVER COINS

I need to update. Several have been added to collection but not uploaded to photobucket.

 

An obvious place to start would be with British crowns, and crown/5 shilling coins from various British Empire possessions.

Beyond that, get a Krause world coins catalog and go through it. In the past 150 years, dozens if not hundreds of countries on every continent have minted large silver coins.

 

I love these and think you would also...you need at least one to see..

Panama

 

I'm thinking the 3-cent silver is what you're looking for. Then again, I could be wrong.

 

Wrong. It's the 3 cent Nickels he's looking for.

 

the Panama balboa from the '30s-'40s is the same size & weight as a morgan. has the silver content right on the coin.

 

I just bought a silver PR70 Cam Eisenhower...I didnt have one in my collection yet, so at $22 for a PR70 cam graded by PCGS, I was a buyer.

 

I have not sir...